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s with all aspects of industrial products, the materials used to produce wire forms have to be carefully considered when making a selection.  They also must be of the highest quality and durable enough to withstand the stress of constant use in their intended application.  Lets take a closer look at each of these material and how they are considered for wire forming projects. 

The Apex team will consider all factors in order to select the right material for your project. Got Questions? We answer them here.

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Apex Spring and Stamping discusses the factors needing to be considered when determining the proper base material for a spring.

Many designers of torsion springs just put palceholders in for torsion spring data. This is an afterthought and usually spells disaster when the design team comes around to design the torsion spring.

Learn all about annealed materials and how heat changes the actual properties of the metal.

Apex Spring and Stamping discusses the practices of stress relief and heat treating and gives their opinions on which is the better practice.